Archive for April 2023
State declines to lower key hospital spending target
The Health Policy Commission resisted pressure to lower the benchmark amid an industry debate about whether it’s an effective tool to curb rising healthcare costs. Read More
Read MoreShark Tank company announces rebranding, new HQ plans
DetraPel, which makes non-toxic water- and stain-repellent treatments, announced the rebranding of its industrial business and plans to move into a new headquarters more than double the size of its current Framingham facility. Read More
Read MoreMonths after $1.9B deal with Bristol Myers, Boston biotech cuts workers
The Boston-based startup blamed the layoffs on "a challenging biotech macroenvironment." Read More
Read MoreBiotech leaders double down, backing FDA in amicus brief after abortion pill ruling
Days after issuing an open letter condemning a federal judge’s decision to revoke the U.S. approval of a widely used abortion pill, biotech leaders have filed an amicus brief in support of the FDA. Read More
Read MoreHSBC hires Silicon Valley Bank’s top tech banker
The British banking giant said that the former SVB exec will lead a new team that includes more than 40 bankers in the Bay Area, Boston and New York City. Read More
Read MoreBBJ announces 2023 Best Places to Work for extra large firms
The Boston Business Journal is releasing the names of 80 companies that have made this year’s list of Best Places to Work, including 10 companies in the program’s extra large category. Read More
Read MoreBBJ announces 2023 Best Places to Work for extra small firms
The Boston Business Journal is releasing the names of 80 companies that have made this year’s list of Best Places to Work, including 20 companies in the program’s extra small category. Read More
Read MoreMeet the 2023 Boston Inno Madness champion
Meet the company who survived six rounds of voting in this year’s Inno Madness competition and earned the majority of the 10,000 votes cast in the finals. Read More
Read MoreFive things you need to know today, and Tupperware’s local origin story
Good morning, Boston. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your busy Wednesday, plus a tech company CEO’s pay, empty hospital beds, polar bear clothes and a local Tupperware origin story. Read More
Read MoreFramingham biotech strikes DOD partnership as it marches toward IPO
Two months post-acquisition, BPGbio has signed a new, five-year partnership with the Department of Defense and laid out a near-term plan to get to the public markets. Read More
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